Is it possible to brush your teeth before EGD of the stomach?

The manipulation

Gastroscopy – examination of the walls of the stomach and duodenum through the endoscope. Even this manipulation can be called EGD (fibrogastroduodenoscopy), EGD (esophagogastroduodenoscopy) or FGS (fibrogastroscopy).

In medical practice EGD of the stomach is performed using a flexible fibergastroscope, at the end of which is embedded the camera. Due to the fact that the gastroscope has a movable end, the doctor can carefully examine the shell of the esophagus, stomach and duodenum. This method can be diagnostic and therapeutic. During diagnosis with the help of specialized tools, you can take a piece of the mucous membrane of the stomach or part of any of the tumors for further study. You can also obtain gastric juice to determine acidity and make rapid test for Helicobacter pylori – a microorganism that causes gastritis and peptic ulcer.

For a more accurate diagnosis of this method requires some preparation, therefore patients may have questions. In particular, sometimes they are worried about whether you can brush your teeth before the gastroscopy. Consider all the rules of preparation for gastroscopy and esophagogastroduodenoscopy.

When we conduct gastroscopy?

The study appoint a doctor. The main indications are the various pathology of the stomach and duodenum. These include:

esophagitis, inflammation of the esophageal wall;

hernia food Department;

a stomach ulcer or duodenum;

bleeding from the upper gastrointestinal tract;

diagnosis and removal of tumors and more.

In preparation for the examination

For a more comfortable and informative examination of the patient needs to prepare. To start your preparation at least the day before the start. The doctor should prescribe some laboratory tests such as determining blood clotting.

Prior to the gastroscopy of the stomach, duodenum and esophagus for 12 hours it is forbidden to use food and drink in the form of tea, coffee, juices.

If the patient experiences a strong feeling of thirst, it is permissible to drink before gastroscopy a little clean water. A patient comes to manipulation on an empty stomach. At the same time for a few days also should not eat simple carbohydrates and unsaturated fats in the form of fast food and sauces. Exclude gas-forming foods such as milk, beans and fresh vegetables. Alcohol is excluded for three days prior to the procedure.

You should not smoke before the procedure, within three hours, as nicotine affects the permeability of blood vessels, which can cause bleeding. Another interpretation of results could impact a large amount of mucus secreted by the walls of the stomach at the use of nicotine.

If the patient takes blood thinners, the doctor to cancel them two weeks before the study. Otherwise trauma of the stomach wall leads to bleeding.

Is it possible to brush your teeth before EGD?

In the morning it is better to rinse your mouth with plain water, as the use of cleaning pastes can strengthen the patient’s gag reflex. In addition, the compositions of detergents can alter the acidic environment in the stomach, which can also affect the outcome of the study. Teeth, or rather, the interdental space to be cleaned using dental floss. And also it is recommended to remove dentures.

The manipulation

The research be conducted with the patient lying on his left side. The gastroscope is introduced into the oral cavity and ask the patient to make gulp. You should breathe calmly and evenly, then there will appear a gag reflex. Once in the stomach gastroscope holds air, with which to straighten out all the folds of the mucous membrane, accordingly the doctor can better inspect. At therapeutic gastroscopy in addition to the endoscopic tube introduced various surgical tools. They can be used to remove any tumors. And to stop the bleeding, remove foreign bodies from the cavity of the stomach, apply a ligature to varicose veins in the oesophagus.